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| Thai court drops treason charges | Thai court drops treason charges |
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| Thailand's appeals court has thrown out insurrection charges against nine leaders of anti-government protests. | Thailand's appeals court has thrown out insurrection charges against nine leaders of anti-government protests. |
| The nine may have committed other "illegal acts" related to the protests, the court's ruling said, but the treason charges were groundless. | The nine may have committed other "illegal acts" related to the protests, the court's ruling said, but the treason charges were groundless. |
| Protesters have been occupying the grounds of government buildings for weeks, saying the government is a proxy for ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra. | Protesters have been occupying the grounds of government buildings for weeks, saying the government is a proxy for ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| The protests turned violent on Tuesday, when two people were killed in clashes. | The protests turned violent on Tuesday, when two people were killed in clashes. |
| The demonstrators were attempting to disrupt the inauguration of the new government. | |
| The new prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat - who has refused to quit - is Mr Thaksin's brother-in-law. | |
| Mr Thaksin was overthrown in a military coup in 2006 and lives in exile in the UK. |